This week on This Week in Cannabis Live, Jay Rosenthal, Jeremy Berke (Cultivated), plus Ben Larson of High Spirits and Marc Hauser of Cannabis Musings, break down the biggest stories in cannabis business and policy.

• New York's fiscal 2027 state budget locks in roughly $10 million for the seed-to-sale track and trace system — a win Cultivated first reported after an interview with Assemblymember Landon Dais.
  
  
• Curaleaf announced a 1-for-3 reverse stock split ahead of a potential Nasdaq uplisting, with CEO Boris Jordan targeting a major U.S. exchange as the company consolidates its share price.
  
  
• And a federal judge dismissed SAM's lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's Medicare hemp coverage program, ruling the group lacked standing to challenge the CMS initiative covering up to $500 in hemp-derived products annually for eligible patients.
  
  

Plus, Jay shares highlights from Thursday's Midwest Cannabis Forum in Chicago.

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